In Asian countries some offices do not operate during the mid-autumn harvest festival holidays.
There may be delivery delays caused by both holiday breaks at the offices or the absence of the addressee.
Please check with the table below for detailed information about the handling of postal items during this period.

Country

China

Hong Kong

Korea

Malaysia

Taiwan

Holiday Break

Sep.22(Wed)～Sep.24(Fri)andOct.1(Fri)～Oct.7(Thu)

Oct.1(Fri)andOct.16(Sat)

Sep.21(Tue)～Sep.23(Thu)

Sep.10(Fri)～Sep.12(Sun)

Sep.22(Wed)

Types of mailthat may be delayed

EMS, Airmail, SAL

Handling of postal items

Exchange Office Operations※

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○

△

×

△

Customs Operations

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○

△

×

△

Delivery Operations

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×

△

×

△

Note

Only EMS will be handled as usual.

○ ・・・Handled △・・・Partially handled ×・・・Not handled

“Exchange Office Operations” refers to the work of a Post Office where the exchange of foreign and international postal items with foreign countries is carried out.